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Feeling effective and skillful (e.g. overcoming challenges, mastering mechanics)
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+4.0
Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic
The game offers challenging turn-based combat requiring strategic thinking and equipment management.
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+4.0
POLYGON
Game offers skill-based gunplay, tactical team play, and a rewarding progression system with weapon upgrades.
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+4.0
Really Big Sky
The game is challenging with skill-based twin-stick shooting, boss fights, and requires learning enemy patterns.
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+4.0
Shadowveil: Legend of The Five Rings
Game offers strategic depth with skillful team building, positioning, and progression; players overcome tactical…
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+4.0
Solasta II
Combat is tactical and challenging, requiring skillful use of D&D 5.5e rules and strategic thinking.
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+4.0
SpellForce 2 - Anniversary Edition
Game involves skillful RTS management and RPG character development with challenging combat and strategic resource…
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+4.0
SpellForce 3 Versus Edition
Game offers strategic depth, skill-based micro and macro gameplay, and a learning curve praised by players.
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+4.0
Sword of Convallaria
The game offers challenging tactical combat requiring skillful positioning and strategy, with feedback through…
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+4.0
The Timeless Child - Prologue
Puzzles are challenging and require skillful communication and logical thinking, with feedback through puzzle…
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+4.0
This Is the Police 2
Gameplay involves strategic management and challenging tactical missions requiring skill and planning.
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+4.0
UFO: Aftershock
The game offers a steep learning curve, complex resource management, tactical combat requiring skillful positioning and…
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+4.0
War Mongrels
The game offers challenging tactical gameplay requiring skillful planning, timing, and execution, with feedback from…
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+4.0
WE ARE SO DEAD
Game has a steep learning curve and requires skillful communication and coordination; players report rewarding mastery.
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+4.0
Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2
Gameplay involves tactical skill in ship positioning, ability use, and fleet composition with meaningful feedback and…
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+4.0
Block'hood
The game challenges players to balance multiple resources and manage complex input/output systems, requiring skill and…
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+4.0
Century: Age of Ashes
The game is easy to pick up but hard to master, with a high skill ceiling and rewarding combat mechanics.
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+4.0
Everhood 2
Combat is skill-based with risk/reward mechanics, combo building, and challenging boss fights requiring mastery.
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+4.0
God's Trigger
The game is challenging with one-hit kills, requiring skillful play, pattern recognition, and mastery of abilities…
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+4.0
Godlike Burger
Game requires skillful multitasking, managing resources, and mastering complex mechanics.
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+4.0
Motorbike Evolution 2024
Game features skill-based racing with a learning curve, rewarding player improvement and mastery of controls.
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+4.0
Of Orcs And Men
Combat system requires strategic planning and skillful use of abilities, especially on higher difficulties, providing a…
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+4.0
Pokémon Conquest
The game requires strategic planning, skillful positioning, and managing elemental strengths and weaknesses, with a…
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+4.0
Sixty Four
The game involves skillful optimization and problem solving with feedback on efficiency and resource management.
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+4.0
Skill Legends Royale
Game requires skillful decision-making, strategic deck building, and adaptation to RNG and opponents, with high skill…
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